| word | preliminary |
|---|---|
| definition | adjective Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote. ...preliminary talks on the future of the bases. noun A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation. It had taken about ten minutes to cover the preliminaries. A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment. A preliminary is the first part of a competition to see who will go on to the main competition. The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final. |
| inflections | preliminaries |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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